New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-07-28
ou,o PEOPLE SEE BABYLON FALL.
u.yr DINNER AND SPEECHES BEFORE
Nv .4.e..rc Ar TILE BIG SPEQIAciE.

y.vr A DINNER AND SPEECHES BEFORE
LOOKING AT THE BIG SPECTACLE =,
.s,ut two hundred OF the brave sons and beautiful
.-stars of Ohio members OF the Ohio society and
s,r fr,cnds Shutdown to dinner at St. eearge. S'"sn
,..d last evening. Algcrnon 3. Sullivan inc
-. .e..presiGent IN tho absences OF General lnomas
@D;nr preeident of the society. was seated Ut 'oe
re OF the presiding officers table. AT ms r'ep.
IS senator p. b. Plumb, OF kansas ana AZ MS le''
a..sral Wager Swayno. Mshion Cnsnce, W. Ierfy
yoxe, ex-Judge Warren Higiey ana naior a. a oiA.
.d occupied prominent places near tue chsirmsn. AT
-. otoer tables were w. H. Eckert. Thomas Ewins,
.no Miss Ewing, Dr. J. c. Zaehos and Miss
ggs.hos. Colonel c. W. Moulton. Washington Belt e1
Governor George Hoadiy General n. L. Burnett,
uomer Lee, Carey w. Moore. Cyrus Butler, Coionei
G. Forge. J. O. Mitchell. George Follett, John
q stont. Captain j. P. Walker United States Arm,
\ J. Strnble F. W. Sterling Colonel w L. strong u
r shsyne, Colonel Slocum. }. z. Howara' =; a.
ama. A. Bard. Jerome d. Gillette. Colgate Hoyt,
Colonel Colin Goddard, NJ L. Southsrd' Gavin nj q
Jeice J ,seph Pool, sherman Moulton, L. a. Call:
tsrson Lake and David Prtchsrd. Fully onethird OF
the seats were occupied by ladies'. r,,.
When Justice had been done 90 the dinner Ar sullivan
called the society I" order Sne after his
fellow Ohioans upon the wonderful growth ana prog
res OF the society and introduced as distinguished
sen of Ohio Senator Plumb. lie was received with
sna,anse and his speech throughout greetsd
with laughter and cheers. The senator san una.
vas usually accepted as truth that MS otate hau
bcf
the peope who had brnved the dangers oil that peroo
He wished to correct the mistake Inc pioneers y.
Kans AZ were from Ohio. For any New-Engiahee =,
4, about Lawrence in those trying times lie haa xDu
ave Obioans Ohio had taken possession OF tne wes'.
Alter she had succeeded in putting things IN spapo
ont there she would BIO found turning her attention 70
ths efete Eust New Workers would discover tha' eAe
"a governing themselves IL would be desirable LOT
sness 10 be governed by Ohio men and IN accordance
18th the OHIO idea Then, the Senator said, Kansas
as Gaming Esst and both Ohio and New England IN
s.snee VIC u.d disappear from here altogether
M Sullivan next introduced General Swayne, one
:, sbe ,ce-presiIents of the society. who said that
nj. was the ce nennia year OF the Ohio Society ne
e;n Of the Ohio Society, he said, was IN 1891 when
iss5mg officers Of the Revolutionary Army banded
themselves together association Tor the settle
,snt OF the Ohio Territory. They sent delegates 10
and appealed to that body itr the enactment
Al sn ordinance the very language OF which is now
t.orporated in the United States Constitution IN The
Yiiith Anne dment. yldng that neither slavery
nar Involuntary servltude except as punishment Tor
r1ne should ever exist in all the Northwest Ierfi-
tor Az result Of the action of this Ohio Society,
fSbso Indiana Illinois and Wisconsin became Tree
Saes Ii was the centennial OF this society that was
The next speaker was Mahon Chanre who Mr..
Snlyap said was of the veterans present at the
isll of BABYLON. Mr.. Chance gave humorous hts
sorcal sketch Of the fall OF the ancient city, at the
srsasion OF whrh the society adjourned 70 view the
soctacular display A pleasant breeze made the
vesther on STATEN Island delightful and refreshing:
and the society returned to the city highly grained
With the success of their entertainment